"Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man. Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God."
In today's quote, Paul, speaking directly to the Jews, gave a perfect example of how the law of Moses ruled over those who were bound to it. He used the example of a husband and wife and their avowed lifelong commitment to each. He explained that after one or the other had died, the remaining marriage partner would be free from his/her vow and would be free to seek a new relationship.
That same rule applies to those of us who have been saved by the grace of God. By accepting the imputed righteousness of Christ through faith in Him, we are freed from the chains of sin, and are therefore free to live our lives as we see fit.
Does that freedom entitle us to do those things that are contrary to the perfect will of God? NO!
We are to, and the truly saved will, "walk in newness of life".
True Christians can easily be identified by the way they conduct their everyday lives; "A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire." (Matthew 7:18-19)
This means that those who claim to be Christians, and go right on living in disobedience to the two commandments Jesus gave us, were never truly saved in the first place. Those lost souls are describe by Jesus as "false prophets" that we are to "beware of".
Do saved people sin? Of course they do! "Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus"
Thank God for His continuing forgiveness through Jesus Christ: "Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.".~
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